Riverside Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category A Date Added 03/03/1971 Local Authority West Dunbartonshire Planning Authority West Dunbartonshire Burgh Dumbarton NGR NS 39769 75186 Coordinates 239769, 675186 — John Brash of Glasgow, architect. Dated 1811. Simple, rectangular-plan church with pedimented gables, 2-stage square tower with spire over west gable; modern brick extensions to south east. Rubble-built; west front, tower and dressings all ashlar. West (gabled) elevation of church; central 2-leaf door with rectangular fanlight in broad pilastered doorpiece flanked by single windows; 3 windows above at gallery level. 1st stage of tower has round-headed window flanked by paired Ionic pilasters at angles; off-set 2nd stage with clock to each face; urns above, over angles; faceted spire, rising from arcaded, octagonal base; weather-vane finial. North and south elevations each 5 bays, with door in west bay; eaves course and cornice. All door and window openings square-headed; margined glazing pattern (inserted 1885). Continuous band course between windows. Slate roof. Sundial on south wall at west corner. Interior: gallery to 3 walls, supported on simple cast-iron columns, and entered through Ionic-columned screen at upper level; panelled; painted; clock central on west side between Burgh Arms and Burning Bush. Octagonal oak pulpit and reredos with cusped panels, and set on east wall probably not original; 3-light ascension window above (replacing 2 circa 1880 windows) by C Stewart, 1946. 4 windows on south wall, 3 of themes from the sermon on the mount; 2 by W & J J Kier (one dated 1876), one by Stephen Adam & Thomson (1886) and crucifixion window by William Morris & Co (after 1915). Unsigned window on north wall dated 1948. Churchyard enclosed by low, droved ashlar cemetery wall which links to north wall

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.